News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

New Year, New Hopes for Nicaragua
With his government back on track, Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños was in high spirits during his recent visit to Washington, D.C., where he honored two ambassadors to the Organization of American States for their work in promoting democracy…Read More

Peru Moves Forward With Trade, Reconciliation Efforts
After nearly two years, Peru has just finished negotiations with the U.S. trade representative for a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States, which Peruvian Ambassador Eduardo Ferrero Costa says is a “win-win situation” for both countries…Read More

Johns Hopkins’ SAIS Attracts Global Leaders
From Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has been a regular forum for U.S. and world officials over the past six decades…Read More

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Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat

Sweden Kicks Off Holidays With Saint Lucia Celebration
Every Dec. 13, wherever Swedes are in the world, they know it is time to light up the Christmas holidays by celebrating Saint Lucia, the bearer of light who brightens the dark Swedish winter…Read More

Keeping Children Warm in Afghanistan
Aschiana, the Afghan nonprofit that feeds and clothes thousands of working street children in Kabul and helps return them to school, is attracting a growing number of supporters here in Washington…Read More

Nobody Does It Better
Rima Al-Sabah, the determined wife of the Kuwaiti ambassador, is well known for attracting high-ranking officials and celebrities to her elaborate parties—but even Rima outdid herself this year with her holiday luncheon honoring the wives of President Bush’s Cabinet members…Read More

Washington Ballet Makes Diplomatic Friends
The Washington Ballet is introducing foreign diplomats and their children to a fanciful version of American history with its unique production of “The Nutcracker.”…Read More

New Romanian ‘Envoy’ Arrives in Washington
This holiday will be very special one for Romanian Ambassador Sorin Ducaru and his popular wife Carmen with the Dec. 5 birth of Matei-Nicolae, their eight-pound, 21-inch baby boy…Read More

Running Away for the Holidays?
Ambassadors and their staffs are always asking around for resort ideas not too far from Washington, where they can escape the social swirl and pressure of the nation’s capital. Perhaps then Nemacolin Woodlands Resort’s new ELITE private member club will fit the bill…Read More